| Scientific Name | Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn.ex Benth. |
| Trade Name | Acacia |
| Local Name | Acacia |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Medium sized |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 20 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 90 |
| Tree Distribution | Exotic from Papua New Guinea and Australia |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Yellowish white |
| Heartwood Colour | Dark brownish |
| Hardness | Moderately hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.6 |
| Weight | Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | 540 |
| Texture | Coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight grained |
| Growth Rings | Fairly distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Large to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and in radial multiples of two to three |
| Vessel Diameter | 130 - 220 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 230 - 295 295 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Polygonal to oval |
| Pit Size | Medium to large (8-11μm)non-vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate; pit outline polygonal to oval and occurs through out the ray cell |
| Ray Nature | Fine, numerous and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | 1-3 cell wide,homogeneous,wholly made up of procumbent cells |
| Ray Number | 5 - 7 |
| Ray Height | 150 - 420 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin, non-septate with simple pits on the radial walls |
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| Uses | Furniture making and construction purposes, agricultural implements, fuel wood, pulp making. |
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